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distinctness

/dih-stingkt/US // dɪˈstɪŋkt //UK // (dɪˈstɪŋkt) //

鲜明性,明确性,明显性,分明度

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate: His private and public lives are distinct.
    • : different in nature or quality; dissimilar: Gold is distinct from iron.
    • : clear to the senses or intellect; plain; unmistakable: The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
    • : distinguishing or perceiving clearly: distinct vision.
    • : unquestionably exceptional or notable: a distinct honor.
    • : Archaic. distinctively decorated or adorned.

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Examples

  • Dallas has a humid subtropical climate, and experiences four distinct seasons each year.

  • Each episode is a tidy 20-ish minutes, starring individuals with a distinct perspective on the birds’ plight, including an elder Northern Paiute of the Warm Springs Reservation, a rancher, and a biologist.

  • The entity is separate from law enforcement, even having its own distinct helpline for people to call.

  • Several recent studies have connected distinct differences in HLA genes to bad reactions to specific drugs.

  • Wall Street has been handicapping the odds for months, and Goldman Sachs, among others, still believes a so-called “blue sweep” is a distinct possibility, even if the odds are slipping.

  • The moon sailed out from under a mass of clouds at this point, giving to objects the distinctness of daylight.

  • The sound of footsteps in the hall outside penetrated with ominous distinctness into the library.

  • It is true, I could see them; but not with sufficient distinctness to insure the proper insertion of the initial threads.

  • Poets who give and follow such advice as this, grow to have a horror of distinctness of thought.

  • To be sure, he could imagine with tolerable distinctness the sensations to be experienced in such a crisis.